Family Law Divorce Articles
Douglas County Civil Protection Orders – Civil Restraining Orders in Colorado Domestic violence is a major concern in Colorado, and studies show that it affects all members of the family in various ways. Domestic violence can take many forms. In Colorado, the domestic violence label can be applied to any criminal offense, whether it is…
By Jeff Town and Marc Patoile One issue that often arises in Colorado divorce involving children is the question of how to allocate the right to claim dependent children for income tax purposes. Allocation of the dependency exemption also arises in paternity cases or in allocation of parental responsibilities. In short, in any legal proceeding involving children in Colorado divorces,…
A Colorado Child and Family Investigator (“CFI”) may be appointed in a domestic relations case, including dissolution of marriage cases (or what is commonly referred to as divorce cases), or in other cases involving children including paternity and allocation of parental responsibility cases. The roles of Guardian ad Litem, CFI’s and Parental Responsibilities Evaluators have evolved…
Colorado No Fault Divorce Law -Colorado law uses the term “dissolution of marriage” rather than “divorce.” However, these words are used interchangeable by most Denver divorce lawyers or Colorado family law attorneys. Colorado divorce law also uses the term “spousal maintenance” which replaced the word “alimony.” The terms “alimony” and “divorce” because they are more…
One issue that often arises in Colorado divorce involving children is the question of how to allocate the right to claim dependent children for income tax purposes. Allocation of the dependency exemption also arises in paternity cases or in allocation of parental responsibilities. In short, in any legal proceeding involving children in Colorado, the parties…
List of Colorado Statewide Parenting Class Providers Updated 5-1-12, Including Denver Metro Parenting Class, Douglas County Parenting Class, Arapahoe County Parenting Class, Jefferson County Parenting Class, Elbert County Parenting Class, and Adams County Parenting Class http://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/ColoradoParentingSeminarList/2012%20updated%2005-01-12-%20Colorado%20Parenting%20Seminar%20Providers.pdf About Folkestad Fazekas At Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., we have experienced teams of family law lawyers who…